EA Sports its going to The Petersen Events Center tonight to see where Pitt lines up for tough places to play. OAKLAND ZOO BABY! While it may not be Cameron Indoor, its been ranked by Big East players as the toughest place to play. Pitt is undefeated at home. Couldn't get a ticket but Dicky V will be there. Can't wait for saturday.

May I ask what is with all the Memphis love? Granted I've only seen two of their games this year but everyone wants to give Cal all these props for what he's done but when you look at their resume and who they've beaten/lost to, I scratch my head.

Yes, they are 26-3, but they don't have any "key wins." Gonzaga and Tennessee to me aren't "key wins." They are solid wins but not the resume builder they need. They are 1-2 against the AP Top 25, that's not very good. Have losses to Syracuse, Georgetown, and Xavier. Again, solid teams but for all the press they are getting, they lose to those 3? Cuse' and GT are 2nd tier Big East Teams and Xavier while a good A10 school isn't that great of a team.

Memphis benefits from playing in a piss poor conference, and especially with this season, a very weak OOC schedule in which they lose 3 games. We beat their #2 school (Tulsa) back at South Padre. I just don't see the hype at all.

The fact that they are getting #1 votes in the polls is really, really questionable. I think a team like UNC, UCONN, Pitt, MSU, etc would destroy them by double digits. When Xavier is quite possibly your biggest game this year, I think that's an indication that your schedule is very, very soft. I'd have them as a 5 or 6th seed, not a 1 or a 2.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

May I ask what is with all the Memphis love? Granted I've only seen two of their games this year but everyone wants to give Cal all these props for what he's done but when you look at their resume and who they've beaten/lost to, I scratch my head.

Yes, they are 26-3, but they don't have any "key wins." Gonzaga and Tennessee to me aren't "key wins." They are solid wins but not the resume builder they need. They are 1-2 against the AP Top 25, that's not very good. Have losses to Syracuse, Georgetown, and Xavier. Again, solid teams but for all the press they are getting, they lose to those 3? Cuse' and GT are 2nd tier Big East Teams and Xavier while a good A10 school isn't that great of a team.

Memphis benefits from playing in a piss poor conference, and especially with this season, a very weak OOC schedule in which they lose 3 games. We beat their #2 school (Tulsa) back at South Padre. I just don't see the hype at all.

The fact that they are getting #1 votes in the polls is really, really questionable. I think a team like UNC, UCONN, Pitt, MSU, etc would destroy them by double digits. When Xavier is quite possibly your biggest game this year, I think that's an indication that your schedule is very, very soft. I'd have them as a 5 or 6th seed, not a 1 or a 2.

They didn't have many key wins last year and they were a few free throws from a championship. They play great defense, their athleticism isn't just good for C-USA, it's good for anyone and they translate it into lockdown D.

They didn't have many key wins last year and they were a few free throws from a championship. They play great defense, their athleticism isn't just good for C-USA, it's good for anyone and they translate it into lockdown D.

Their body of work last year is a lot better than this year. They had wins against Oklahoma, Siena, Georgetown, UCONN, USC, Arizona, and Gonzaga (I believe all of those teams made the dance). Their two key wins this year, Gonzaga who is overrated and Tennessee who is nothing like they were last year.

Not only did they have better wins, they played a tougher schedule last year. I don't see the hype at all with this years team. Last year for sure with Rose, CDR, Dozier, Dorsey, Anderson, Tabbert, etc...We'll see come tourney time but I see a rude awakening for Memphis if they get a tough matchup early.

I'd like to either see Memphis step into another conference or up their OOC schedule because their schedule this year was a joke. Even their "bracket buster" type games were against 2nd-3rd tier programs this year in the top 25.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

They didn't have many key wins last year and they were a few free throws from a championship. They play great defense, their athleticism isn't just good for C-USA, it's good for anyone and they translate it into lockdown D.

Its apples & oranges comparing this years Memphis team to last years. They played a tougher schedule last year too. UConn, Arizona, much better Tennessee & Georgetown squads, Gonzaga, Cinci.

Then if you look at their roster, they had two NBA 1st rounders. Two senior big men starting. This squad is a lot less talented & a lot less tested. I think Memphis will get upset early by a team who can hit the 3.

I really hope you are watching ESPN2 right now. Kansas down by 13 to Texas ******* Tech. And they just got a horrible charge call, Moonshine or whatever his name is was clearly moving on that play, very bad call.

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Despite looking better against an underachieving Eagles team, I still think the Bears are one of the worst teams in the NFL. I smell a blowout victory by the Lions this week and a division sweep.

I really hope you are watching ESPN2 right now. Kansas down by 13 to Texas ******* Tech. And they just got a horrible charge call, Moonshine or whatever his name is was clearly moving on that play, very bad call.

Minnesota beats Wisconsin. Sweeps them for the season. This gives them 21 wins, at least a .500 record in the Big Ten (probably a winning one with the last game against Michigan at home) Along with wins over Louisville, Illinois, and Ohio State, you can put them in the tourney. :)

He's a late round one prospect...he doesn't have the upside that some prospects do and that's why he'll be taken a bit later than his skill set would suggest.

He's also a little old even for a senior, he'll be 24 when next season starts, which hurts his upside. Good player though, he'll be a solid selection for somebody in that late first/early second range IMO. Really the lack of upside that hurts him the most as you said, which is because of his age to an extent.